Learning that size and orientation don't affect the classification of shapes is a big step for young mathematicians. Support children with developing this key understanding by looking at the array of shapes included in this resource. For young preliterate learners, consider performing this activity as a whole group, orally describing the shape sequences students must identify. A fun learning activity to supplement in a primary grade lesson series on classifying shapes.

Concepts

patterns shapes, shapes

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Additional Tags

identifying shapes, shape identification, shape names, naming shapes, shape pattern, basic shapes, math

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Pros

• Includes images of shapes in a variety of sizes and orientations
• Offers suggestions for modifying the activity to meet the learning needs of all children

Cons

• Assumes students have prior experience identifying squares, rectangles, triangles, circles, and hexagons

Common Core

K.G.A.2 K.G.A.3 MP6 MP7